You Can Do It, Dawn

I am scared of a lot of things, I'm sure of it.

One of my biggest fears...Mouth Injuries.

Toddlers are the worst. You know when a toddler is finding their walking legs for the first time how precious it is? The waddling, tip-toed adorableness is SO cute. Well, this cuteness comes with many falls. And...unfortunately, it seems that toddlers always lead with their head...therefore, many mouth injuries.

I have been known to cry out, "Are the teeth missing?" many a times after a fall.

The other day Lily fell and bit her lip. She and I were alone in the house. There was blood. I took a deep breath, felt for the teeth - they were still there. Whew... I took a cold towel and instructed her to bite on it. I saw the blood (which by the way was NOT that much) and quickly took Lily to the couch...I was seeing stars. I had to sit down.

I'm a basketcase.

Last night, Cori called me. At first it sounded like there was excitement (maybe she won a big poker tournament online???). I was wrong. There was excitement...but, not that kind of excitement. Aidyn fell and her mouth was bleeding. There was a lot of blood. Cori and Aidyn were alone. I said I'd be right there.

I dashed to the Majercin abode...well, maybe drove like a very proper maniac obeying all rules, but speed.

Along the way - other than call my mom...dad...Ashley...and Cori - I talked to myself. This is what I repeated over and over again. "Dawn, you can do this. You can do mouth injuries." I am dead serious. I was giving myself a prep talk.

Sometimes I'm good in an emergency situation - sometimes. Like the time when Aidyn at 2 mo. old ate an M&M. But, NOT the time when Brady's elbow was pulled out of socket.

At the Majercin abode...Cori proved she was good in the emergency situation - she had it all under control. I was barely needed. But...it's always good to have a sister there for support, you know?

On the way home...I wondered to myself...Why am I always so freaked out about mouth injuries? The only reason I can come up with stems back to a childhood babysitting issue with my 3 siblings. And once again - that mouth injury just happened to affect Cori.

I'll never get over my fear of mouth injuries. But, thank goodness for pep talks...they totally work!

p.s. - I SOOOO love this picture. It was taken before the boo boo, obviously.